FWIW, I see trainers for sale on Craigslist and sometimes here for pretty good prices. I saw a package just last week locally for $175 with everything including field gear. It had an old but usable radio and a jug of fuel that would only be trustworthy as weed killer, and it would need new batteries most likely, but for under $200 it wasn't bad. I sometimes even see trainers that have never been flown for sale. Lots of impetuous guys get into this and spend their money, then when they realize it's going to be work they move on to something else. One of my very best buys was a package that included 4 flyable airframes including a trainer, 4 good engines, a 72mhz 7 ch computer radio, lots of spare parts and such, and a quick field charger. I paid $175 for the whole works. It would have been an outstanding package for someone just getting into the hobby because it included a couple of sport planes to move up to and a very serviceable radio set.